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Are same-gender classrooms, offered at six public schools in Broward County, a way to address differences in how boys and girls learn, or are they discriminatory and ineffective? The Broward school system has become embroiled in this controversy after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint earlier this month and asked for a federal investigation into the practice. The schools affected are: Charles Drew (Pompano Beach), Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) and Pompano Beach elementaries; McNicol Middle School (Hollywood) and Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes) and Nova (Davie) high schools. The ACLU calls same-gender classes a clear violation of the federal law that guarantees students...

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Are same-gender classrooms, offered at six public schools in Broward County, a way to address differences in how boys and girls learn, or are they discriminatory and ineffective?The Broward school system has become embroiled in this controversy after...

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